Only the contemptible fear contempt.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.

Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.

To boast that one never flirts is actually a kind of flirtation.

We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment of men, who are all, either from their jealousy or preoccupation or want of intelligence, opposed to us - and yet despite their bias, just for the sake of making these men decide in our favor, we peril in so many ways both our peace and our life.

Only the contemptible fear contempt.